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Expanding a 100W off grid 12V solar system
I currently have a 100W panel on my shed with a charge controller and 100Ah battery supplying 12VDC to some LED lighting inside and outside the shed plus the pump and led's in a water feature. I'm looking to add another 4 100W panels, upgrade the charge controller, add another battery and an Inverter to enable me to run a…
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Solar install recently (boiler replacement options)
We’ve recently had solar and storage installed. 5.2kw Panels and 9.6kwh batteries. We have a Baxi back boiler now needs replacement. The boiler has bitten the bullet and the whole system is very old and woefully underperformed. I had planned to swap out our electric shower to use the hot water tank to use the spare solar…
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2kw system over east and west roofs. What are your experiences?
I'm having A solar array installed 3 panels on West and 3 on East. Giving me a 2kw system. Looking at my energy bills I use around 2100kwh a year, so quite a low user I'd imagine. I'm usually out between 8am to 5pm Mon to Thursday Fri to Sun In and out a bit more during the day, but I don't think my energy consumption…
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Solar PV is it worth it?
I was one of the first in my part of Yorkshire to get spv and got something like 53p per unit, cost was £14k. We left 6 years ago and I get regular grief from the other half about it 2/3 times a year. Is it worth getting now? We have several different rooves facing SSE ESE and WNW.
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Octopus Energy - Smart Meter Install wait times?
Greetings! I called to switch over to Octopus Energy's variable tariff today to try to take advantage of their outgoing Agile variable solar tariff. I was told that they will not be able to offer this tariff to me without a SMETS-2 meter (I have an older SMETS-1) and that they had a "long" waiting list. During the…
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Solar I boost thermostat
We have ecodan heat pump with solar I boost diverting excess energy to heat the water. However, it is heating the water too hot..and I understand there is an independent thermostat on the immersion heater..but no idea where it is and how to adjust...
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Getting a smart meter.
I understand that to get the seg payments you require a smart meter? I, don't have one I'm currently with octopus and would like a Smeg 2 meter to benifit from SEG payment. I'm currently on a waiting list. Is there away of getting one installed sooner? I'm Thinking of switching providers then back again, I'm interested in…
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FIT READING NOT ACCEPTED BY SCOTTISH POWER
Good morning all, i have tried to enter my 90 day fit reading of 1,700 Kwh but via both the website or the phone in system, it says " READING IS HIGHER THAN EXPECTED" ?!! Well, surprise surprise, it's been VERY SUNNY !!! I have averaged over 19.75Kwh daily during this last quarter; Today i managed to get through to a…
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Inverter temperatures & location
I'm interested in all sorts of data and one thing I wanted to know was how having my inverter in my loft would effect temperatures. I used an IR thermometer today and the casing of my Huawei Sun2000 was 53 degrees C. Heat sink at the rear was 60 degrees C. I've been assured by the company who installed it that this is…
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Are hear recovery systems worth it?
So I got the keys to my house on Monday. I noticed that the tiny bit of garage area (or what uses to be the garage), and a little bit of room in the attic, which had insulation in it, were incredibly warm. Would it be possible to recover the heat from those locations and both vent it for... heat and also the reverse too?…
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Another Solar/Battery System Quote - Opinions Please
I've been quoted the following in North East Scotland. 4Kw solar mono panels Solis Inverter 5.2 GivEnergy battery Total - £9,500 How does that sound please? If I've missed anything or any questions, please ask.
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Is this quote right? Any opinions?
We decided to look into getting a solar system back at the end of 2020 but never took it any further than the quote stage. We are now again looking at getting an installation done. The system I’ve been quoted for is a 6.6kw and we have a quote also for a Tesla Powerwall. The demand for solar has increased and as we are all…
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Winter stats and the real savings made
Calling all long term solar users, I'm sure lots of new people are wondering like me what the real savings are over a winter period, Nov to Jan especially. How much of the solar you generate do you use? Do you have a battery and if so how does that effect your winter usage? Do you find that you use 99% of what you…
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Export electricity... where does it go?
As the title says - when i export my electricity from solar, where does it go? I see all the time it written as 'exporting back to grid', but what does this actually mean? Does it go back to the local substation, do they have big batteries to store it? Or am i literally powering my neighbours houses? I wont pretend to know…
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Most efficient Air (to Air) Source Heat Pump Aircon/ heater?
Greetings, We're keen on installing an airconditioning/ heating air to air heat pumps on a property that gets quite warm. The goal is to be able to cool (or heat) rooms like a split AC would. Is there a brand/ product line known to be the most efficient to help achieve this? Many thanks in advance!
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Immersun problems - anybody help with this? I challenge you all!
Recently there were problems with the Immersun server that were being fixed. Ref. email from Immersun recently to users. Does anyone have app or web access over the last couple of weeks? I cannot get remote access to mine, have raised a support ticket, nothing other than an automated response, login page shows unexpected…
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Failed inverter experiences?
As my inverter failed in Friday morning with 'Residual I High', which loosely translates to leakage current too high. I'm wondering how long it's likely to take to get back up and running? Those who have had a failed inverter, did you have to wait for a manufacturer warranty repair/replacement or did the installer simply…
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Solis Inverter - Alarm code 1030 GRID-INTF
So I'm new to all this stuff and have no comprehension of grids/voltages etc, so my issue is: As the inverter is powering down of any evening, I get a notification of an alarm error code 1030 GRID-INTF. By the morning, when the sun comes up, the error has resolved itself and the inverter seems to chug along happily all…
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Random import every evening
Fairly new to the world of solar so bear with me if I am asking something obvious. Recently had a 4.8kw system installed with 2 x 3.3kw batteries and an inverter, all Growatt. All day either I’m powered by solar or the battery is chugging along meeting all of our energy needs. Every hour when there is not enough Solar our…
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Understanding solar panels
My daughter has just bought a house with leased solar panels. So she doesn't get any feed-in-tariffs, but she does benefit from the electricity generated, if she uses it. So the first step is to gather some data. The panels are rated at 3.5kW, but are East facing. There is an inverter in the roof, and I can see a varying…
